ThisWeek Community News 2019-20 Winter All Star Preps

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super 12

basketball

girls

boys

Edyn Battle

Saige Glover

Matt Allocco

A four-year starting guard, the 5-foot-7 Battle averaged 16.5 points, 2.0 assists and 3.0 steals as the Lions won a share of the OCC-Ohio title, captured a Division I district title and finished 20-7. Battle, who was league and district Player of the Year, is a Miami University recruit who finished with 1,442 points, making her Gahanna’s all-time leading scorer.

After spending her first three prep seasons at Pickerington North, this 6-1 forward helped Northland win a City-North championship at 14-0 and go 15-8 overall this winter. Glover averaged 21.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 5.0 steals while shooting 52 percent from the floor. A Niagara recruit, she closed her prep career with 1,112 points.

Allocco, a 6-foot-4 guard, averaged 17.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the Jaguars, who reached a Division I regional final with a 25-2 record. The Princeton recruit was first-team all-state and all-district and OCCCardinal Player of the Year. He helped Bradley win its fourth consecutive OCC-Cardinal title and run its league winning streak to 57 games.

Gabby Hutcherson

Anyssa Jones

Brian Collier

Hutcherson, a 6-2 forward, helped lead South to the OCCBuckeye title and its fourth consecutive Division I district final, where it lost to Reynoldsburg 61-57 in overtime. The Ohio State commit averaged a team-high 14.4 points and was league Player of the Year, first-team all-district and second-team all-state as South went 20-5 overall and 9-1 in the league.

This 5-11 guard teamed with Gabby Hutcherson to lead South to its third OCC-Buckeye title in a row and a Division I district runner-up finish. An Ohio State commit, Jones missed the final six games after suffering a left high ankle sprain. She averaged 12.4 points and was first-team all-league, second-team all-district and honorable mention all-state.

Collier, a 6-0 guard, averaged a teamhigh 21.3 points for the Bobcats, who reached a Division IV regional final with a 22-5 record. The Concord recruit was first-team all-state, district Player of the Year and first-team all-MSL-Ohio. A fouryear starter, Collier helped Grandview win its second consecutive district championship and seventh overall.

Kilyn McGuff

Alexia Mobley

VonCameron Davis

Henry Hinkle

This 5-10 guard, the daughter of Ohio State women’s coach Kevin McGuff, averaged 14 points and 9.0 rebounds as Watterson went 23-3 for the second consecutive season. She was first-team all-CCL as the Eagles won the league title and was first-team all-district in Division I. Watterson was a district runner-up for the third time in four seasons.

A transfer from Reynoldsburg, this 6-2 forward helped the Rams reach a Division II district final and win the MSL-Ohio championship.

A Louisville recruit, Mobley averaged 18 points, 19.1 rebounds and 3.0 blocks and was named district and league Player of the Year as well as first-team all-state as Whitehall finished 20-6 overall and 13-1 in the MSL-Ohio.

This 6-5 forward was the Division I district and state Player of the Year and became the fourth City League player named Ohio Mr. Basketball. Davis averaged 26.2 points and 10.5 rebounds while helping Walnut Ridge win its first City title since 1971 and reach a regional semifinal. The Kent State recruit finished with 2,201 career points.

After being a contributor when Liberty made a Division I state semifinal in 2019, this 6-0 guard averaged 18.4 points and 4.0 assists while shooting 52 percent from the floor and 85 percent from the free-throw line.

Hinkle was first-team all-district and OCCBuckeye Player of the Year, helping the Patriots go 18-7 and earn a share of the league title.

Alexia Smith

Lyssi Snouffer

Sean Jones

Elijah Meredith

A Minnesota recruit, this 5-8 guard scored more than 1,300 career points, including averaging 13 this winter as the Nubians reached the Division III state tournament after winning the past two titles. Smith was first-team all-City-South and all-district. She also averaged 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals while shooting nearly 60 percent from the floor.

This 5-10 forward averaged 25.8 points, 14.7 rebounds and 4.4 steals to lead Delaware Christian, which finished 15-5 overall and 10-0 in the MOCAL. Snouffer scored 26 points in her final prep game, a 50-45 loss to Danville in a Division IV district semifinal.

The program’s all-time leading scorer, Snouffer was first-team all-state and all-district.

This 5-11 guard led the way as Gahanna went 24-2 and was a Division I district runner-up after going 15-9 and losing in the second round of the district tournament last season. Jones averaged 19 points, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals while being named firstteam all-district and OCC-Ohio Player of the Year. The Lions also won the league title.

After being eligible for only the first half of his junior season because of the OHSAA transfer rule, this 6-5 forward led the Jaguars to their third Division IV district championship in five seasons. Meredith averaged 18.0 points and 9.5 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the floor. He averaged 14.5 points over the first 11 games the previous season.

Nicole Stephens

Kyria Walker

D.J. Moore

Jalen Sullinger

Stephens, a 5-7 point guard and Columbia recruit, averaged 14.8 points to lead the Tigers to a share of the OCC-Ohio championship, their fifth consecutive Division I district title and a regional runner-up finish.

Stephens was firstteam all-league and all-district and third-team all-state as Central finished 22-6 overall and 9-1 in the OCC-Ohio.

This 5-7 guard helped the Raiders to three Division I district championships and a district runner-up finish. This winter, Walker averaged 14.5 points and was first-team all-OCCOhio and second-team all-district as Reynoldsburg lost to Pickerington Central 62-56 in a regional semifinal to finish 19-8. Walker finished with 989 career points.

After averaging 18.4 points as a freshman, this 6-4 guard averaged 15.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.0 steals and was firstteam all-district while helping the Warriors to a Division III district runner-up finish. Worthington Christian earned a share of the MSL-Ohio title and went 20-5 for the second year in a row.

Sakima Walker

Katherine Weakley Keaton Turner

Desmond Watson

This 6-4 post player and Rutgers recruit was Division III district Player of the Year and first-team all-state.

After helping the Nubians win state championships the previous two seasons, Walker averaged 14 points and 7.0 rebounds while shooting 63 percent from the floor. She also helped Africentric win its fifth consecutive City title.

With this 5-10 guard and three-year starter leading the way, the Warriors were MSL-Ohio runners-up and lost to Cardington 44-42 in a Division III district final to finish 19-6. Weakley averaged 16.3 points, 2.0 assists and 3.5 steals while shooting 76 percent from the free-throw line. She also surpassed 1,000 career points.

This 6-4 forward averaged 22.7 points to lead DeSales to its first Division II district title since 2016. Watson scored 30 or more points six times, including a career-high 39 in the season opener against Huber Heights Wayne. He was first-team all-CCL, district Player of the Year and first-team all-state for DeSales, which reached a regional semifinal with a 19-6 record.

Gahanna Lincoln High School, SR

Westerville South High School, SR

Watterson High School, JR

Africentric Early College , SR

Pickerington High School Central, SR

Africentric Early College, SR

Northland High School, SR

Hilliard Bradley High School, SR

Westerville South High School, SR

Whitehall High School, So

Walnut Ridge High School, SR

Delaware Christian School, SR

Reynoldsburg High School, SR

Worthington Christian School, JR

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Grandview Heights High School, SR

Gahanna Lincoln High School, SO

Worthington Christian School, SO

Dublin Coffman High School, SR

The OCC-Central Player of the Year, Turner averaged 22.5 points and 3.0 assists as Coffman went 18-7 and was a Division I district semifinalist. The 6-0 guard is a Wofford commit. He averaged 8.5 points as a junior before emerging as a go-to player this winter for a team that lost seven key players to graduation following a 22-2 finish in 2019.

Christopher Anthony Harvest Preparatory School, SR

In addition to averaging 28 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.5 steals while leading Harvest Prep to its seventh consecutive league title, this 6-1 guard was named Division III district and state Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Anthony scored 2,395 career points to rank first all-time in central Ohio. He helped the Warriors win a state title in 2019.

Tasos Cook

Westerville Central High School, JR

Cook helped lead the Warhawks to their first Division I district title and a regional semifinal with an 18-7 record. The 6-1 guard averaged a team-high 16.9 points, scoring a team-high 26 in a 65-62 district semifinal win over Columbus South and 10 in a 43-40 district final victory over Delaware. He was first-team all-OCC-Buckeye and third-team all-district.

Olentangy Liberty High School, JR

The Wellington School, SR

Thomas Worthington High School, JR

Sullinger led the Cardinals to their first Division I district title since 2001. The 5-10 point guard averaged a team-high 17.8 points and shot 83.3 percent from the free-throw line and 48.5 percent from 3-point range as Thomas reached a regional semifinal with a 21-5 record.

Sullinger was first-team all-OCC-Cardinal and all-district and third-team all-state.

DeSales High School, JR

This year, instead of a live event, athletes will be celebrated in a special on-demand broadcast hosted by sports anchors Jesse Palmer and Sage Steele. Join us as we honor area athletes in each sport and present several special awards. The broadcast premieres online at 6 p.m. June 18 at no charge thanks to business sponsors. Honorees should register online

by May 10 to receive their complimentary gift package prior to the show.

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boys wrestling

super 12

Corey Crawford

Connor Euton

Dylan Le

Corbin May

Dublin Coffman High School, SR

Westerville North High School, SO

Dublin Scioto High School, JR

Delaware Hayes High School, SR

After being a state qualifier as a junior but not competing because of a skin condition, Crawford qualified for the Division I state tournament as a No. 1 seed at 106 pounds after beating Westerville Central’s David Javier 4-2 to capture a district championship. Crawford, who also won a sectional championship, finished 31-11.

Euton qualified for the Division I state tournament at 138 and finished 37-0. He won sectional and district titles, defeating Upper Arlington’s Jesse Bowers 18-11 in the district final, and helped lead the Warriors to a 5-0 record in the OCCBuckeye Division for their first league title since 2016. Euton also went 5-0 to win the Medina Invitational Tournament.

Le qualified for his second Division I state tournament by winning a district championship at 113, defeating Upper Arlington’s Daniel Beam 11-2 in the final.

Le, who earned first-team all-OCCCardinal honors, went 4-0 at district and finished the season 37-11. Le, who placed sixth at state last season at 106, is 112-30 for his career.

May was one of six Division I state qualifiers for Delaware, going 3-1 and placing second at district at 170 to finish 42-4. He won a sectional title and earned first-team all-OCC-Cardinal honors, as the Pacers won the league championship at 7-0 and placed second at district and third at sectional. May placed seventh at state last season at 182.

Aaron Morton

Joey Petrella

Michael Petrella Hartley High School, SR

Dublin Scioto High School, SR

Morton earned his second consecutive Division I state berth by going 4-0 at district at 160, defeating Olentangy Berlin’s Corey Hill 7-4 in the final. Morton, who was named Wrestler of the Year in the OCC-Buckeye, finished the season 43-3 and went 133-44 in his career. He placed fourth at state at 160 last season.

This first-time state qualifier won Division II sectional and district championships at 182 and finished the season 41-4. Petrella also helped Hartley win its seventh consecutive CCL championship. As a junior, he went 34-7 and qualified for district. His teammate and twin, Michael Petrella, also is an honoree.

The twin brother of teammate and fellow honoree Joey Petrella, Michael Petrella was a three-time Division II state qualifier and two-time state placer. After finishing seventh at 106 at state in 2018 and seventh at 113 in 2019, he won sectional and district championships at 120 this winter. He finished the season 40-2.

Pulliam qualified for the Division I state tournament for the third time. He went 4-0 at district at 182, defeating Dublin Coffman’s Nick Copley 5-1 in the final.

Pulliam, who was named first-team all-OCC-Cardinal, finished the season 31-3 and went 132-21 in his career. He placed fifth at state at 195 last season and seventh at 182 as a sophomore.

Westerville South High School, SR

Daniel Segura

Hartley High School, SR

Seth Shumate

Riley Ucker

Deron Pulliam

Lucas Uliano

Dublin Scioto High School, SR

Dublin Coffman High School, SO

Dublin Coffman High School, SO

Olentangy Liberty High School, JR

Segura is Scioto’s first four-time state qualifier and owns the program record for wins. He went 4-0 in the Division I district tournament, pinning Marysville’s Erryl Will in the final at 152. Segura, who was OCC-Cardinal Wrestler of the Year, finished the season 45-2 and went 175-20 in his career. He placed fourth at state last year (145) and in 2018 (138).

The 2019 Division I state champion at 195, Shumate was one of seven wrestlers to qualify for state for the Shamrocks.

At district, he pinned three of his four opponents and beat the other by default.

Shumate finished the season 43-0. That followed a summer in which he won both freestyle and Greco-Roman national titles.

After going 40-13 and falling one win short of placing in the Division I state tournament as a freshman, Ucker reached state this season and finished 40-8. He won a sectional title at 220 and followed by beating Groveport’s Jake Nelson 6-3 for the district title, helping the Shamrocks win their second consecutive district team championship.

Uliano qualified for his third consecutive state tournament, with the first coming in Iowa as a freshman, and finished 33-2.

He captured a Division I sectional title at 145 and then won a district championship by pinning Delaware’s Tristan Burton in 44 seconds. Uliano placed seventh at state at 126 a year ago while going 30-9.

super 8 Maia Crumb

girls wrestling Kelcey Dew

Sol Franco

Francesca Lanese

Crumb placed second at 150 pounds in the inaugural state tournament. She went 2-1 at state, losing to Dublin Coffman’s Ayala Wolak 12-5 in the championship match.

Crumb finished 21-2 overall and also was champion at the Lady Chieftain Invitational at Bellefontaine and the Pioneer Classic at Olentangy Orange.

Dew went 10-4 in the regular season and then went 4-1 in the inaugural state tournament.

Dew placed third at state at 121, falling in a semifinal to the eventual champion, New Lexington’s Leilah Castro.

Dew then defeated Liberty Center’s Kalen Rauch in the third-place match to finish the season 14-5 overall.

Franco placed second at 160 in the inaugural state tournament.

She went 3-1 at state, losing to Grove City’s Francesca Lanese 4-0 in the championship match.

Franco, who finished 10-1 overall, won the Pioneer Classic at Orange. She missed six weeks of the season with a knee injury but returned to practice one week before state.

Lanese won the championship at 160 in the inaugural state tournament, going 3-0 and defeating Hilliard Bradley’s Sol Franco 4-0 in the final after winning her first two state matches by pin. Lanese, who had been pinned by Franco earlier in the season, finished the season 5-2 against female competitors and 5-5 overall.

Cali Lang

Aliya Martin

TaRYn Martin

Ayala Wolak

Lang placed third in the inaugural state tournament at 106, which had 20 competitors. She went 6-1 with four pins at state, beating Hubbard’s Kylee Bentley 16-10 in the third-place match. Lang, who finished 12-3 overall and was runner-up in the Pioneer Classic at Orange, helped the Golden Eagles tie for 10th at state as 83 teams scored.

Martin finished as runner-up at 137 in the inaugural state tournament, falling to Orange’s Taryn Martin by pin in the championship match.

Aliya Martin, who went 3-1 with two pins at state and finished 9-3 overall, was named Outstanding Wrestler in the Pioneer Classic at Orange and placed third in the Lady Chieftain Invitational at Bellefontaine.

Martin was unbeaten in 19 matches and won the title at 137 in the inaugural state tournament, pinning Big Walnut’s Aliya Martin in 1:13 in the championship match to help the Pioneers finish second.

Taryn Martin, who went 5-0 at state, also was champion in the Lady Chieftain Invitational at Bellefontaine and in the Ron Alexander tournament at Rocky River Lutheran West.

Having taken up the sport a little more than a year ago, Wolak won the championship at 150 in the inaugural state tournament, defeating Olentangy Berlin’s Maia Crumb 12-5 in the championship match. Wolak, who went 4-0 at state, placed fifth at 144 in the 16U Division of the U.S. Marine Corps Cadet Freestyle Nationals last July.

Olentangy Berlin High School, JR

Big Walnut High School, JR

Delaware Hayes High School, FR

Big Walnut High School, SR

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Hilliard Bradley High School, JR

Olentangy Orange High School, JR

Grove City High School, SO

Dublin Coffman High School, JR

This year, instead of a live event, athletes will be celebrated in a special on-demand broadcast hosted by sports anchors Jesse Palmer and Sage Steele. Join us as we honor area athletes in each sport and present several special awards. The broadcast premieres online at 6 p.m. June 18 at no charge thanks to business sponsors. Honorees should register online by May 10 to receive their complimentary gift package prior to the show.

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swimming

girls ELLIE Andrews

Dublin Coffman High School, JR

boys

Jordan AurnouRhees

Spencer AurnouRhees

George Callanan

The Wellington School, JR

Andrews has reached Columbus School for Girls, SR the state podium 10 times, and this winter Aurnou-Rhees reached she led Coffman to the podium in four its first Division events in the Division I state team title.

II state meet. The She swam on the Tennessee signee first-place 200-yard placed second in the medley relay (1:41.88), 100 fly (55.61), third defended her title in the 200 IM (2:04.49) in the 200 IM (2:00.83) and was a member and followed her of the runner-up runner-up finish in the 200 medley relay 100 breast by winning in 1:01.12. She also helped (1:44.52) and third-place 200 free relay (1:36.99). the 400 free relay place third (3:27.71).

She also helped the Unicorns win their seventh consecutive district championship.

After finishing fourth in the Division II state meet as a sophomore, Callanan became Aurnou-Rhees placed the first boys diver fifth in the 200-yard from Wellington to IM (1:49.94) and tied win a state title. for 12th in the 500 He turned in a free (4:39.25) to lead performance of 469.5 St. Charles in the points, well ahead Division I state meet. of runner-up Angus At district, he won Williams of Gates the 200 IM (1:49.83) and Mills Hawken (425.15). was second in the 500 Callanan also captured the district title with free (4:33.68) as the Cardinals were runners-up.

He also won the 100 free (49.45) in the CCL meet as 559.9 points to enter state as the top seed.

St. Charles won its 22nd league title in a row.

Hannah Bailey

Noah Duperre

Nate Gaver

A Pittsburgh commit, Belli, who has three Bailey reached older siblings the Division I state who competed at awards podium in two state, continued a individual events family tradition by in each of her prep reaching the Division seasons. This winter, I state meet in four she placed third in the events. In individual 100 fly (54.82), fourth swims, she finished in the 100 breast third in the 200 IM (1:03.57) and swam on (2:03.09) and fifth in the first-place 200 the 100 fly (55.41). medley relay (1:41.88) She also swam on and sixth-place 200 free relay (1:35.8). She won the 15th-place 200 medley relay (1:47.38) and the 100 breast state title as a freshman. the 19th-place 400 free relay (3:36.62).

Duperre, a Texas commit, closed his prep career by winning the Division I state diving championship with 582.85 points, 131.35 ahead of runner-up Jackson Salisbury of Solon, to help the Eagles finish 12th. Duperre, who placed second at district, was state runner-up as both a freshman and sophomore but missed his junior season because of a torn foot ligament.

Gaver reached the Division I state meet for the first time as a sophomore and took a big step forward this winter. After placing 14th in the 50 free in 2019, he finished seventh in the 50 free (20.91) and seventh in the 100 free (46.11) at state.

At district, he was runner-up in the 50 free (20.62) and placed third in the 100 free (45.98).

Nyah Funderburke Maya Geringer

Grant Gooding

Christian Hosler

Funderburke won the 100 back (54.49) and 100 fly (54.68) in the Division II state meet to lead the Unicorns to third place as a team. She also was a member of the second-place 200 medley relay (1:44.52) and thirdplace 200 free relay (1:36.99) at state. She also helped the Unicorns win their seventh consecutive league title, their first in the MSL.

This Ohio State commit followed a Division I state runner-up finish in the 500 free as a junior by placing third this winter in 4:52.58.

Geringer also finished sixth in the 200 free (1:51.15). On relays at state, Geringer swam the fourth leg of the 11th-place 200 free relay (1:37.59) and the fourth leg of the 20th-place 400 free relay (3:36.95).

Gooding anchored two top-five relays in the Division I state meet and competed in two events individually to help the Golden Bears to a state runner-up finish. Gooding was on the second-place 400 free relay (3:02.91) and fifth-place 200 medley relay (1:33.19) and also finished sixth in the 100 breast (56.21) and ninth in the 200 IM (1:51.77).

While helping the Patriots finish seventh in the Division I state meet, Hosler reached the awards podium three times, placing fourth in the 50 free (20.48) and competing on the third-place 200 free relay (1:22.81) and the fourthplace 200 medley relay (1:32.97). He also helped Liberty capture its fourth consecutive league championship.

Riley Huddleston

Ava Lachey

Hayden Jay

Jake Meyer

Huddleston placed second in the 50 free (23.2) and fourth in the 100 back (55.73) at the Division I state meet and swam the first leg on the runnerup 400 free (50.62) and fourth-place 200 medley (25.98) relays. Huddleston, a two-time state qualifier, was district champion in the 50 free (22.98) and 100 back (55.04), both UA program records.

Lachey recorded two top-six finishes in individual events in the Division I state meet and helped the 400 free relay to its second consecutive state title. She placed fifth in the 100 free (51.11) and sixth in the 50 free (23.58) and anchored both the winning 400 free (3:25.16) and third-place 200 medley (1:42.31) relays as New Albany finished third as a team.

Jay placed third in the 200 free (1:39.33) and fourth in the 100 free (45.55) in the Division I state meet and also was on the third-place 400 free (3:02.91) and fourth-place 200 free (1:23.1) relays. He also was on the recordsetting 200 free and 400 free relays at district, as UA earned its first district title and its first state runner-up finish since 2013.

Meyer had two top-10 finishes and was on two top-five relays in the Division I state meet to help UA finish second. He placed third in the 100 breast (55.25) and 10th in the 50 free (21.04) and was on the fourth-place 200 free (1:23.1) and fifth-place 200 medley (1:33.19) relays. The times of the relays and Meyer’s time in the 100 breast set program records.

Olivia Lynch

Lena Morgan

Tommy Morris

Ethan Shaw

After finishing seventh in diving in the Division I state meet as a sophomore, Lynch emerged as the state’s best this winter. She won the district championship with 510.0 points and followed by scoring 428.55 at state to capture the title while helping the Patriots finish 19th. She also helped Liberty win the OCC-Buckeye Division championship.

Morgan scored 448.35 points to edge Cincinnati Wyoming’s Grace Courtney (444.5) for the Division II state diving championship.

That followed a district score of 534.54, which won her the title and earned her a second consecutive state berth. Morgan was state runner-up in 2019 after placing third at district as a freshman, missing state by one spot.

Morris competed in two individual events and two relays in the Division I state meet to help lead the Eagles to 12th place.

He placed eighth in the 50 free (20.92) and 16th in the 100 free (47.19) and was on the 11th-place 200 medley (1:35.12) and 400 free (3:09.71) relays.

At district, Morris was fourth in the 50 free (20.96) and fifth in the 100 free (46.38).

A Purdue commit, Shaw placed sixth in the 200 free (1:40.76) and sixth in the 500 free (4:33.76) in the Division I state meet to help the Shamrocks finish 15th. He also was on the 200 medley relay that placed ninth (1:34.19) and the 400 free relay that finished 16th (3:11.3).

He placed ninth in the 500 free and 10th in the 200 free last season.

Martina Peroni

Kristyn Sabol

Carson Smith

Avery Voss

Peroni was Division I state runner-up in the 200 IM (2:01.63), placed seventh in the 500 free (4:55.86) and anchored the 17th-place 400 free relay (52.34). Peroni, a two-time state qualifier, was district runner-up in the 500 free (4:58.29) and placed fourth in the 200 IM (2:05.22). She also holds the program record in the 200 free (1:51.01).

This Kentucky recruit earned a second consecutive Division I state runner-up finish in the 200 free (1:47.77) and was state runner-up in the 100 free (50.2). Sabol also swam on the 400 free relay that finished third (3:27.71) and the 200 free relay that placed sixth (1:35.8). As a junior, she finished seventh at state in the 100 fly.

Smith earned three spots on the awards podium in the Division I state meet, placing eighth in the 200 free (1:41.61) and competing on the seventh-place 200 free relay (1:25.9) and the eighthplace 400 free relay (3:07.62) as the Celtics finished ninth. He also helped Jerome win its sixth consecutive league title and eighth in nine seasons.

Voss capped a strong postseason by placing second in the 100 free (44.51) and third in the 50 free (20.27) at the Division I state meet.

He also helped the 400 free relay place second (3:02.91) and the 200 free relay place fourth (1:23.1).

At district, Voss set meet and program records in the 50 free (20.02) and 100 free (44.12) and was on two record-setting relays.

Dublin Coffman High School, SR

Marie Belli

Gahanna Lincoln High School, FR

Columbus School for Girls, JR

Upper Arlington High School, SO

Olentangy Liberty High School, JR

Olentangy High School, SO

New Albany High School, SR

Dublin Jerome High School, SR

New Albany High School, SO

Dublin Coffman High School, SR

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Upper Arlington High School, FR

Upper Arlington High School, JR

Worthington Christian School, JR

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St. Charles Preparatory School, SO

New Albany High School, SR

Dublin Jerome High School, SO

Reynoldsburg High School, JR

Olentangy Liberty High School, JR

Upper Arlington High School, SR

Dublin Coffman High School, SR

Upper Arlington High School, JR

This year, instead of a live event, athletes will be celebrated in a special on-demand broadcast hosted by sports anchors Jesse Palmer and Sage Steele. Join us as we honor area athletes in each sport and present several special awards. The broadcast premieres online at 6 p.m. June 18 at no charge thanks to business sponsors. Honorees should register online

by May 10 to receive their complimentary gift package prior to the show.

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super 8

Stephanie Balthaser

gymnastics

Olivia Boone

Hailee Cobb

Raegan Ernst

Olentangy Berlin High School, FR

Olentangy Berlin High School, SR

Olentangy Liberty High School, FR

Dublin Jerome High School, SO

Balthaser placed 18th on uneven bars (8.775) at state after finishing fourth in the event (9.125) at district.

Balthaser, who was a state alternate in the all-around after placing ninth (35.55) at district, helped lead Berlin to its first state meet and its first league title in its second season.

The Bears tied Dublin Jerome for the OCC-Cardinal Division title.

Boone placed seventh in the all-around (36.1) and third on floor exercise (9.35) and tied for third on balance beam (9.3) at district as Berlin finished second (139.275). Then at state, Boone placed 23rd in the all-around (35.275), tied for 31st on beam (8.9) and tied for 15th on floor (9.2), while Berlin was the top area team at state, finishing seventh (140.0).

Led by Cobb, Liberty finished sixth (132.775) in the district meet, falling three spots shy of a state berth. Cobb placed 11th in the all-around (35.1) to miss advancing to state by three spots.

Also at district, Cobb finished 13th on vault (8.675), 13th on bars (8.725), 18th on floor (8.875) and 19th on beam (8.825).

Ernst defended her district championship in the all-around with a 37.425. Also at district, she won titles on beam (9.35) and uneven bars (9.45) and placed second on floor (9.425) and vault (9.2) as Jerome finished third (138.775). At state, Ernst placed ninth in the all-around (36.725) and helped the Celtics place eighth (138.55).

Hannah Hale

Taylor Thacker

Worthington Kilbourne High School, SR

Hale made an impact in her only season with the Wolves after previously competing at the club level. At state, Hale placed fourth on beam (9.375) to earn all-state honors and was 16th in the all-around (36.2). At district, she tied for third on beam (9.3) and was fourth in the all-around (36.525) and on vault (9.1) as Kilbourne finished fourth (138.75).

Izzy Willms

Emily Yoshino

Dublin Scioto High School, FR

Dublin Jerome High School, JR

Dublin Coffman High School, FR

Thacker became the first gymnast in Scioto history to reach the state awards podium by placing in the top six. Thacker tied for fourth on floor (9.475) at state after finishing first in the event (9.5) at district. In the OCC-Cardinal meet, Thacker placed third on floor (9.175) and fourth in the all-around (35.225).

Willms helped the Celtics earn a share of the OCC-Cardinal championship with Olentangy Berlin and a second consecutive state berth. At district, Willms finished 14th in the all-around (34.575), 12th on floor (9.1), 15th on vault (8.575) and 20th on beam (8.75), as Jerome placed third (138.775). The Celtics were eighth (138.55) at state.

Yoshino won the all-around title (35.6) in the OCC-Capital meet even though the Shamrocks finished seventh in the league. At district, Yoshino earned the eighth and final state-qualifying berth in the all-around (35.825) and tied for fourth on floor (9.3). At state, Yoshino finished 17th in the all-around (36.175) and tied for seventh on floor (9.425).

super 8

hockey

Garrett Alderman

Brandon Barash New Albany High School, SR

New Albany High School, SR

Upper Arlington High School, JR

Alderman, a goaltender, stopped 606 of 639 shots (.948 save percentage) and was named first-team all-state and honorable mention all-CHC as the Golden Bears went 36-1-1 and reached a district semifinal. Alderman recorded 14 shutouts, second most for a goalie in state history, as UA allowed just 35 total goals, third fewest all-time according to the OHSAA.

Barash, a forward, set or tied four program records in helping New Albany reach its first state tournament.

Barash set the single-season record for assists with 42, tied the mark for points in a season with 59 and set career records for assists (80) and points (125). Barash, who was named honorable mention all-CHC, also had 17 goals as New Albany went 21-14-2.

Buss, a forward, had 24 goals and 34 assists to help lead the Eagles to their first district title. Buss, who was named honorable mention all-CHC and all-state, finished his career with 50 goals and 64 assists. New Albany finished 21-14-2 overall and 10-5-1 (21 points) in the CHC-Red Division and defeated Olentangy Liberty 4-2 in the district final.

Cohen, a forward, recorded 35 goals and 39 assists and was named state Offensive Player of the Year after helping lead the Golden Bears to their best season in program history. UA finished 36-1-1 overall, representing the second-most victories in a season in Ohio history according to the OHSAA, and won the CHC-Red championship at 15-0-1 (31).

Upper Arlington High School, JR

Clayton Headlee

Jackson Buss

Will Cohen

Olentangy Orange High School, JR

St. Charles Preparatory School, JR

Diego Pitones

Gage Schlotterbeck Olentangy Liberty High School, SO

Olentangy Liberty High School, SR

A forward, Headlee was Orange’s leading scorer with 35 goals and 53 assists for 88 points, as the Pioneers finished 22-12 overall after losing to Olentangy Liberty 7-4 in a district semifinal. Headlee had 19 goals and 23 assists in league play as Orange finished first (22, 11-5) in the CHC-White. Headlee was second-team all-CHC and first-team all-CHC-White.

Pitones, a forward, scored a teamhigh 30 goals and had 18 assists for a team-leading 48 points to lead St. Charles, which finished 24-10-3-1 overall after losing to Olentangy Orange 4-1 in a district quarterfinal.

Pitones had 22 goals in league play and was named first-team all-CHC and all-CHC-Red as the Cardinals finished second (24, 11-3-1-1) in the CHC-Red.

The emergence of this forward helped Liberty finish 25-6-5-1 overall and reach the district final for the fourth consecutive season. Schlotterbeck had 41 goals and 28 assists and earned first-team all-CHC, first-team all-CHC-Red and honorable mention all-state honors. The Patriots went 10-3-3 in the CHC-Red and lost to New Albany 4-2 in the district final.

After being the No. 1 goalie as a junior when Liberty went 23-11-2-2, Vidrick again shined in net for the Patriots.

He went 14-6-1-5 and posted a .919 save percentage as Liberty finished 25-6-5-1 and appeared in its fourth consecutive district final. Vidrick was named firstteam all-CHC, first-team all-CHC-Red and honorable mention all-state.

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Phoebe Anderson

McKenzie Cooke

Zach Brandewie

Anderson averaged 181.5 pins per game to rank seventh in the COHSBC in helping to lead the Braves to their first Division I state tournament.

She placed fifth (550 three-game series) at sectional, 10th (525) at district and 54th (492) at state, and the Braves finished 12th (2,905) of 16 teams at state after finishing third at both sectional and district.

Cooke helped Delaware place 15th (2,809) in the Division I state tournament. She ranked 11th (178.1) in the COHSBC in average and placed 10th (536) at sectional, 17th (483) at district and tied for 55th (486) at state. Cooke earned first-team all-OCCCardinal Division honors, as the Pacers finished 15-3 overall, 8-2 in the COHSBC-A and 6-1 in the OCC-Cardinal.

Brandewie averaged 199.1 pins per game to rank 13th in the COHSBC. He placed sixth (618 three-game series) in the Division I sectional and 60th (490) at district as the Panthers finished 12-4 overall, 9-3 in the COHSBC-B Division (tied for second) and 5-2 in the OCC-Cardinal (tied for second). Brandewie made first-team all-OCC-Cardinal.

Olentangy High School, FR

Delaware Hayes High School, SR

Deja Curry-Brown Raya Dye

Hilliard Darby High School, JR

Malik CurryBrown Westerville Central High School, JR

Curry-Brown ranked 10th in the COHSBC with a 201.5 average, helping the Warhawks finish 10-1 overall and win the OCC-Buckeye title at 7-0 and earn a share of the COHSBC-A championship with Olentangy Orange at 10-1. Curry-Brown, who was first-team allOCC-Buckeye, placed 16th (596) in the Division I sectional and tied for 49th (510) at district.

Brandon Dever

Elliot GreEr

In her only season competing for Walnut Ridge, Dye placed 53rd (492) in the Division I state tournament.

She was fifth in the COHSBC with a 184.3 average, as the Scots finished 9-3 overall and placed fifth in the COHSBC-D at 9-3. Dye finished 16th (510) in the sectional tournament and eighth (538) at district to qualify for state individually.

Dever ranked seventh in the COHSBC with a 204.9 average and led Bradley with high scores for a game (257) and a two-game series (492).

Dever tied for 40th (544) in the Division I sectional and 43rd (516) at district to lead the Jaguars, who finished 10-5 overall, tied for fifth (8-4) in the COHSBC-B and tied for fourth (4-3) in the OCC-Cardinal.

Greer had a teamleading 194.9 average to rank 22nd in the COHSBC and was one of two Division I district qualifiers for the Eagles along with Grant Kresina. Greer, who finished seventh (615) at sectional and 11th (597) at district to fall 38 pins short of a state tournament berth, increased his average by 28.9 pins from his freshman season.

Dakota Fink

Reace Gonzalez

Logan Jeffers

Nate Johnson

A four-time state qualifier, Fink placed sixth (616) in the Division I state tournament to earn second-team allstate honors and lead all central Ohio competitors.

Fink, who won state as a freshman and placed fourth as a junior, placed fourth (554) at sectional and 11th (523) at district.

She led the COHSBC with a 201.9 average as Briggs placed fifth in the COHSBC-C at 7-4.

Gonzalez capped her prep career by finishing 26th (552) in the Division I state tournament.

She ranked third in the COHSBC with a 195.7 average, won the district championship with a 591, finished 12th (528) at sectional and earned first-team all-OCC-Buckeye honors.

Central finished 10-0 overall, 10-0 in the COHSBC-A and 6-0 in the OCC-Buckeye.

Jessica Gress

Hannah Halstead

Grant Kresina

Wesley Minke

Gress qualified for the Division I state tournament for the first time, finishing 16th (582), after placing seventh (546) at district and tying for seventh (545) at sectional.

Gress helped the Rams reach the MSL-Ohio tournament final, where they lost to Buckeye Valley. She earned first-team all-MSL-Ohio honors and ranked ninth in the COHSBC with a 178.8 average.

Halstead teamed with McKenzie Cooke to lead Delaware.

Halstead led the Pacers with a 182.0 average, which ranked sixth in the COHSBC. She placed 22nd (499) at sectional, 12th (522) at district and tied for 40th (523) at state and earned first-team all-OCCCardinal honors. Delaware was runner-up in the OCC-Cardinal and third in the COHSBC-A.

Kresina became the first Division I state qualifier in the Eagles’ six-year history. Kresina was second on the team with a 191.3 average, ranking 31st in the COHSBC. He tied for 46th (541) at sectional and finished third (635) at district and 54th (554) at state, as New Albany finished 8-5 overall, 7-4 in the COHSBC-A (fourth) and 5-2 in the OCC-Buckeye (third).

Minke led the Warhawks with a 210.3 average, which ranked fourth in the COHSBC, and made first-team all-OCC-Buckeye.

He finished first (651) in the Division I sectional and fourth (626) at district, nine pins behind the final individual state qualifier, New Albany’s Grant Kresina.

Led by Minke, Central tied for fourth at district, one spot shy of a state berth.

Nathan Minzler

James Pappas

Johnson ranked 12th in the COHSBC with a 175.6 average and had team-high scores for a game (224) and a twogame series (435). She placed third (582) in the Division I sectional and 16th (487) at district, where Bradley finished sixth (3,029). The Jaguars went 13-1 overall, won their second consecutive OCC-Cardinal title at 7-0 and were runners-up in the COHSBC-B at 11-1.

Minzler led all central Ohio competitors at the Division I state tournament, placing 14th (654) to earn honorable mention all-state honors.

Minzler finished third in the COHSBC with a 211.6 average.

He tied for 29th (555) at sectional and placed seventh (615) at district to help the Lions reach state for first time since 2011. Gahanna placed eighth at state.

Pappas ranked second in the COHSBC with a 214.8 average and reached the Division I state tournament for the second consecutive season to lead the Bruins, who finished 16-1 overall and first in the COHSBC-C at 12-0. Pappas tied for 35th (547) at sectional before placing second (645) at district and 57th (548) at state. He placed fourth at state as a junior.

Leila Meyer

Lilu Smith

Bryan Ritzler

Carter Street

Meyer led Grandview with a 155.1 average, had team-high scores for a game (203) and a two-game series (430) and was the Bobcats’ first state qualifier, finishing 42nd (487) in the Division II tournament.

Meyer was district runner-up (558) and sectional runner-up (532) for the Bobcats, who finished 3-8 overall and tied for eighth in the COHSBC-A at 3-7.

With Smith leading the way, Gahanna captured its second Division I state title in three seasons, beating Fairborn 3-1 in the final. Smith, who also was a key contributor when the Lions earned the 2018 title, won the sectional title with a 671, placed ninth (527) at district and finished 10th (592) at state. She ranked second in the COHSBC with a 201.7 average.

Ritzler ranked 16th in the COHSBC with a 196.6 average to lead the Stallions to the best season in program history.

DeSales went 18-1 overall, won CCL, COHSBC-D and Division I district titles and finished 14th (3,266) of 16 teams in its first state tournament.

Ritzler tied for 29th (555) at sectional and was 16th (578) at district and 45th (572) at state.

Street ranked first in the COHSBC with a 217.4 average to lead Liberty, which finished 11-7 overall, tied for sixth in the COHSBC-A at 5-6 and tied for fourth in the OCC-Buckeye at 3-4.

Street finished 32nd (597) in the Division I state tournament after placing ninth (608) at sectional and capturing the district championship with a 704.

Westerville Central High School, FR

Curry-Brown helped the Warhawks reach the Division I state tournament for the third consecutive season and capture OCC-Buckeye and COHSBC-A titles.

She placed 19th (567) at state, as Central finished seventh of 16 teams.

She placed fifth (557) at district, ranked 16th in the COHSBC with a 173.1 average and earned third-team all-OCC-Buckeye honors.

Briggs High School, SR

Whitehall High School, SR

Walnut Ridge High School, SR

Westerville Central High School, SR

Reynoldsburg High School, SR

Delaware Hayes High School, SO

Payton Hartgrove Olivia Johnson Westerville Central High School, FR

Hartgrove finished 66th (466) in the Division I state tournament, helping the Warhawks to a seventh-place finish. Hartgrove finished fourth (561) at district and ninth (542) at sectional.

She also ranked 10th in the COHSBC with a 178.6 average and earned firstteam all-OCC-Buckeye honors, as Central captured OCC-Buckeye and COHSBC-A titles.

Grandview Heights High School, SR

Hilliard Bradley High School, JR

In addition to helping Reynoldsburg win the COHSBC-B title and tie Gahanna for first in the OCCCentral, Jeffers led the Raiders to the Division I sectional title (3,991). Jeffers ranked fifth in the COHSBC with a 208.0 average. He finished 17th at sectional (588) and 25th (554) at district as the Raiders placed eighth (3,545). Reynoldsburg finished 13-1 overall.

New Albany High School, SR

Gahanna Lincoln High School, SR

Gahanna Lincoln High School, JR

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Hilliard Bradley High School, JR

DeSales High School, JR

New Albany High School, SO

Thomas Worthington High School, SR

Johnson ranked eighth in the COHSBC with a 204.0 average and finished 27th (559) in the Division I sectional and tied for seventh (615) at district. He was the lone district qualifier for a Cardinals team that struggled throughout the season, finishing 0-17 overall, 0-12 in the COHSBC-B and 0-7 in the OCC-Cardinal.

Johnson was first-team all-OCC-Cardinal.

Westerville Central High School, SR

Briggs High School, SR

Olentangy Liberty High School, SO

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